Kyle Mills

WELLINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Swing bowler Kyle Mills will captain New Zealand for the first time on his country's limited overs tour of Sri Lanka later this month after Kane Williamson was ruled out with a broken and dislocated thumb. Williamson suffered the injury in Bangladesh earlier this week and had already returned home for treatment, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said. He had been expected to lead the side for their three one-day internationals and two Twenty20...

(Reuters) - New Zealand will return home for some serious soul searching and to discuss how they can finally win a limited-overs competition or next year's World Cup could end the same way as so many others, said captain Brendon McCullum. McCullum's team were skittled out for 60 in their World Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka on Monday, a 59-run defeat ending their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals in Bangladesh. New Zealand have been perennial underachievers in tournaments,...

PAARL (Reuters) - A superb rear-guard knock of 47 not out from James Franklin helped New Zealand pull off an improbable one-wicket victory against South Africa in the first one-day international on Saturday. New Zealand, who elected to field first, bowled out South Africa for 208 on a slow pitch after debutant Mitchell McClenaghan and off-spinner Kane Williamson stifled the hosts by taking four wickets apiece. Faf Du Plessis (57) was the only South African to reach the...

(Reuters) - England cricket captain Stuart Broad said he and New Zealand counterpart Brendon McCullum considered taking their players off the field due to fears they could be struck by lightning in their World Twenty20 clash on Saturday. Heavy rain forced the players off after 5.2 overs of New Zealand's innings, with McCullum's side winning the game on the Duckworth-Lewis method, and both sets of players had been concerned about lightning strikes in the previous over. ...

Oct 26 (Reuters) - New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum and senior batsman Ross Taylor will skip next month's limited overs series in Sri Lanka to prepare for December's home tests against West Indies, the country's cricket board said on Saturday. Top-order batsman Kane Williamson would lead the team in the three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches against Sri Lanka, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said in a statement. "Ross and Brendon need red ball...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's planning for next year's World Cup further crystallised on Tuesday with the decision to maintain 12 of their one-day side for their two Twenty20 matches against West Indies. Only pace bowler Kyle Mills and top-order batsman Kane Williamson were released from the 14-man one-day squad, who conclude their series against the visitors in Hamilton on Wednesday, for the Twenty20 clashes in Auckland and Wellington. "We are keen to keep this...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Aggressive batsman Jesse Ryder has returned to the New Zealand side after a doping suspension and an absence of nearly two years when he was included on Thursday in the limited overs squad for matches against West Indies later this month. The 29-year-old last played for the national team in February 2012 after a self-enforced break following off-field disciplinary issues. Earlier this year he served a six-month doping ban and survived an assault...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Aggressive batsman Jesse Ryder has returned to the New Zealand side after a doping suspension and an absence of nearly two years when he was included on Thursday in the limited overs squad for matches against West Indies later this month. The 29-year-old last played for the national team in February 2012 after a self-enforced break following off-field disciplinary issues. Earlier this year he served a six-month doping ban and survived an assault...

WELLINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Swing bowler Kyle Mills will captain New Zealand for the first time on his country's limited overs tour of Sri Lanka later this month after Kane Williamson was ruled out with a broken and dislocated thumb. Williamson suffered the injury in Bangladesh earlier this week and had already returned home for treatment, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said. He had been expected to lead the side for their three one-day internationals and two Twenty20...

Oct 11 (Reuters) - Leg-spinning all-rounder Todd Astle is a surprise call-up to New Zealand's test squad for their November tour of Sri Lanka, while former captain Daniel Vettori has not been considered as he battles an Achilles' injury. The 26-year-old Astle is the only new face in the New Zealand squads named for the tour that includes a Twenty20 international, five one-day internationals and two test matches. "We have kept faith with the bulk of the players who...

Oct 26 (Reuters) - New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum and senior batsman Ross Taylor will skip next month's limited overs series in Sri Lanka to prepare for December's home tests against West Indies, the country's cricket board said on Saturday. Top-order batsman Kane Williamson would lead the team in the three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches against Sri Lanka, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said in a statement. "Ross and Brendon need red ball...

KIMBERLEY, South Africa (Reuters) - A sublime unbeaten 145 by Kane Williamson led New Zealand to a 27-run victory over the Proteas in the second one-day international on Tuesday to seal their first series win on South African soil. New Zealand, asked to bat first by South African captain Faf du Plessis, reached 279 for eight in their 50 overs after Williamson's brilliant 136-ball innings. South Africa looked on course for victory as they reached 165 for one after...

By Greg Stutchbury Feb 16 (Reuters) - New Zealand's ability to "bounce back", as captain Brendon McCullum described it, will be seriously put to the test in the first match of their one-day international series against England in Hamilton on Sunday. "We expected to win the T20 series coming into it and we're disappointed to lose it," McCullum told reporters in Wellington on Friday after being beaten in the final Twenty20 game by 10 wickets to go down 2-1 in...

By Greg Stutchbury Feb 16 (Reuters) - New Zealand's ability to "bounce back", as captain Brendon McCullum described it, will be seriously put to the test in the first match of their one-day international series against England in Hamilton on Sunday. "We expected to win the T20 series coming into it and we're disappointed to lose it," McCullum told reporters in Wellington on Friday after being beaten in the final Twenty20 game by 10 wickets to go down 2-1 in...